Window crasher driven off by threat of cane, report indicates

Published: Friday, November 15, 2013 at 04:36 PM.

CRESTVIEW – A man was arrested after he broke a window at a Crestview residence, entered the house and menaced one of the occupants, according to an arrest report.

The incident occurred on Martin Luther King Boulevard. A Crestview Police Department report indicates 45-year-old Darron Lavon Merriweather began hitting the windows at the residence and broke the dining window, cutting his arm in the process. He then went to the front door and started beating on it.

As one of the home’s occupants went to the door, Merriweather discovered it was unlocked and came inside, according to the report.

He went to a bedroom door and tried to open it, but it was locked, the deputy wrote in the report. He began battering it with his shoulder and broke the door open. Once inside he began arguing with the residence’s second occupant, until the man threatened to strike Merri-weather with his cane.

Merriweather then went to the bathroom and used a washcloth to clean the blood from his arm, and left the residence before police arrived.

He was accused of unarmed burglary and property damage. His plea date is Dec. 10.

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CRESTVIEW – A man was arrested after he broke a window at a Crestview residence, entered the house and menaced one of the occupants, according to an arrest report.

The incident occurred on Martin Luther King Boulevard. A Crestview Police Department report indicates 45-year-old Darron Lavon Merriweather began hitting the windows at the residence and broke the dining window, cutting his arm in the process. He then went to the front door and started beating on it.

As one of the home’s occupants went to the door, Merriweather discovered it was unlocked and came inside, according to the report.

He went to a bedroom door and tried to open it, but it was locked, the deputy wrote in the report. He began battering it with his shoulder and broke the door open. Once inside he began arguing with the residence’s second occupant, until the man threatened to strike Merri-weather with his cane.

Merriweather then went to the bathroom and used a washcloth to clean the blood from his arm, and left the residence before police arrived.

He was accused of unarmed burglary and property damage. His plea date is Dec. 10.